Technavio Names Top 5 Vendors in the Global Multirotor UAV Market
March 31, 2016 | Business WireEstimated reading time: 3 minutes
Cyberhawk Innovations was established in 2008 and is headquartered in Livingston, UK. They provide aerial inspections using unmanned aerial vehicles worldwide. Their clients include Total, SSE, Statoil, Maersk, RWE, Apache, Enquest, CNR, Ineos, Shell, BP, Chevron, and Exxon.
The company offers services such as industrial inspections for onshore oil and gas, offshore oil and gas, and power and utilities and land surveying for utilities, civil engineering, and government and public bodies. The company also offers iHawk, an innovative cloud-based platform allowing utility companies to access data collected by the UAVs.
DJI Innovations
DJI develops and manufactures unmanned aerial systems for commercial and recreational use. The company has offices in China, the US, Germany, the Netherlands, Japan, and Hong Kong. Further, the company launched the tuned propulsion system series, the E305. It is specifically designed for multirotor UAVs, weighing 2-6 pounds. It also introduced the Matrice 100 flight platform and Guidance vision detection system. DJI released the Ronin Thumb Controller, a wireless thumb controller that helps in controlling Ronin or Ronin M. In April 2015, the company launched the new Ronin-M, a next-generation professional camera stabilization gimbal. In the same month, the company also launched its Phantom drone platform, the Phantom 3. It includes the Phantom 3 Professional and the Phantom 3 Advanced.
Israel Aerospace Industries
Israel Aerospace Industries was established in 1953 and is headquartered in Ben Gurion International Airport, Lod, Israel. The company engages in the development and production of solutions and systems for the military, commercial aerospace and defense sectors. They are the largest industrial exporters in Israel. The company's R&D division focuses on launching innovative products and solutions to gain an edge over its competitors. In July 2015, the company launched a robotic container management and storage system for use in ports. In June 2015, the company launched a new ultra-high-frequency active electronically scanned array radar.
Microdrones
Microdrones was established in 2005 and is headquartered in Siegen, Germany. The company provides drones for applications such as the aerial mapping of compounds, countering drug trafficking, protecting borders, monitoring disasters, and firefighting. Its products portfolio includes md4-200, md4-1000, and md4-3000. Their md4-200 is used for aerial photography and aerial inspections. These can be controlled with a remote control or by using the company's waypoint navigation software. Capable of flying for 30 minutes and has a payload of 7.05 ounces, the body of these drones are made of weather-resistant carbon fiber and can operate at altitudes of up to 3,280 feet. These are also used for applications such as the aerial mapping of compounds, countering drug trafficking, protecting borders, monitoring disasters, firefighting, and tracking and monitoring contamination from nuclear accidents.
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